Outrageous Waves: Global Warming & Coastal Change in Britain Through Two Thousand YearsFor over 50 years, and through many positions and into retirement, British geographer Cracknell has been interested in climate-induced change in the island's coastline. Here for general readers, he synthesizes his own work and that of others on coastal change associated with global warming during the periods 300-600, 750-850, and 1200-1500 AD. He b |
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Structure of the Book | 12 |
The Fenlands | 41 |
East Anglia and the Broads | 55 |
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